Manitoba Genealogical Society

Library & Resources

Library Catalogue

All of our library holdings are currently being converted to a new computer based library program. Check out our on-line catalogue.

Contact Us

Email the Library Committee

Location and hours of Operation

Please see Contact Us

Membership & user fee information

Refer to our Membership section.

Borrowing

Unless marked as Reference, all books in our library are available for MGS members to borrow. You can borrow up to 4 books/periodicals at a time for 3 weeks. Some CD's are available to borrow for 1 week. Renewals are usually allowed as long as no other member has requested to borrow a book. We would like members to consider making a donation for any late returns as we do not have the capabilities for monitoring a late fee structure as in other public libraries.

For members living outside of Winnipeg - we have a special borrowing mailing system in place - please contact the library for details.

Special Projects & Resources

The MGS provides members the opportunity to share in expanding the Society's resources, with special emphasis on Manitoba sources.

Projects include:

• recording, transcribing & indexing of cemetery tombstone inscriptions
• indexing of obituaries from local newspapers
• indexing of Anglican baptisms & marriages
• indexing of United Church records
• indexing Manitoba Census'

Cemetery Transcriptions:

Many members of MGS have spent countless hours volunteering in transcribing & indexing monumental inscriptions for over 1200 cemeteries within Manitoba. These are all indexed - available on the computers at the library & the paper copies of these transcriptions are also in the library. Copies of most cemetery transcriptions may be purchased through MGS. For details on how to locate and order a particular transcript, click here.

MGS Publications

Our publications include genealogy handbooks, library inventories, cemetery & newspaper indexes, and various genealogy charts. For details see our Publications Order Form.

Facility Guidelines

Copying Equipment

• We have a black & white photocopier on site for convenience - cost is $0.25 per side
• Copies made to printer from any of the computers - $0.25 per side
• Microfilm copies available on 2 machines - $0.50 each
• Scanner on one computer - scanning of your own material to your own disk is free.
• Scanning of material owned or copyrighted by MGS is same as copier - $0.25 each

Refreshment Facilities

As there is a lot of material that could be damaged by food or beverages they are not allowed in the Library. There is a small lunchroom if you wish to have a coffee break & a small refrigerator if you want to bring your lunch. Any food or beverages must be consumed in the lunchroom.

Off site, there are several places to eat in the immediate vicinity. Right next door is a Chinese food restaurant, in the same parking lot are Subway & Smitty's. Across the street is a McDonalds, Quisnos & just a five minute walk down St. James St. is Tim Hortons. There are many other restaurants down St. James Street towards Polo Park Shopping Centre.